Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (Symbol: DPS), where a total volume of 5,689 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 568,900 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 51.5% of DPS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $87.50 strike call option expiring December 15, 2017 , with 2,608 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 260,800 underlying shares of DPS. Below is a chart showing DPS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $87.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Cree, Inc. (Symbol: CREE) saw options trading volume of 5,332 contracts, representing approximately 533,200 underlying shares or approximately 51.5% of CREE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike call option expiring December 15, 2017 , with 1,142 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 114,200 underlying shares of CREE. Below is a chart showing CREE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:
And Morgan Stanley (Symbol: MS) saw options trading volume of 34,609 contracts, representing approximately 3.5 million underlying shares or approximately 47.9% of MS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $52 strike call option expiring January 12, 2018 , with 8,751 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 875,100 underlying shares of MS. Below is a chart showing MS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52 strike highlighted in orange:
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